Boost engagement and foster a sense of community on your WordPress site by showing your visitors exactly who is currently active. The UsersWP Online Users add-on is a powerful tool designed to seamlessly integrate with the UsersWP plugin, providing a real-time status indicator for your registered members. Whether you are running a membership site, a niche forum, or a collaborative platform, this plugin helps visitors feel connected by highlighting the live activity of your user base.
Key Features
- Real-time Status Indicators: Automatically display an online/offline status icon next to user names, avatars, or profiles, ensuring your community members know who is available to chat or interact.
- Customizable Display Locations: Choose where the online status appears, including user directories, profile pages, and comment sections, giving you complete control over the user interface.
- Lightweight Performance: Built with efficiency in mind, this add-on ensures that tracking active users does not compromise your site’s loading speed or overall performance.
- Seamless UsersWP Integration: Designed specifically for the UsersWP ecosystem, the plugin works out of the box with your existing user profiles, directories, and member-focused layouts.
- Visual Customization: Tailor the appearance of the online status indicator to match your website’s branding and design language, ensuring a cohesive look across your entire site.
- Automatic Expiration: The plugin intelligently handles user sessions, automatically updating status indicators so that inactive users are accurately marked as offline after a set period.
Use Cases / Who It’s For
The UsersWP Online Users plugin is an essential asset for any WordPress site owner focused on building an interactive community. If you manage a membership site, this tool is perfect for encouraging social interaction; when members see that their peers are online, they are significantly more likely to engage in discussions, send private messages, or participate in community events.
For educational platforms or collaborative workspaces, this plugin helps users identify mentors, colleagues, or classmates who are currently active and available for real-time communication. It removes the guesswork from collaboration, allowing users to reach out to the right people at the right time. Furthermore, for niche social networks or forums, the online status indicator adds a layer of “social proof” and liveliness, making your website feel like a busy, vibrant hub rather than a static page.
Setup / How It Works
- Installation: Ensure that the core UsersWP plugin is already installed and activated on your WordPress site.
- Activation: Install and activate the UsersWP Online Users add-on just like any other standard WordPress plugin.
- Configuration: Navigate to the UsersWP settings panel in your WordPress dashboard. You will find a new tab or section dedicated to the Online Users settings.
- Customization: Select your preferred display settings, such as the icon style, color, and specific areas of your site where the online status should be visible.
- Live Monitoring: Once saved, the plugin begins tracking active sessions automatically. Your registered users will immediately see the status indicators appear across your site based on your chosen configuration.
Similar Plugins
If you are exploring options for managing user presence on WordPress, you may also encounter plugins such as WP User Online or various “Who’s Online” widgets designed for standard WordPress users. However, these alternatives often lack the deep, native integration with the UsersWP profile and directory system that this specific add-on provides. For users already committed to the UsersWP framework, this add-on remains the most stable and compatible choice for maintaining a unified user experience.